Vengeful and obsessed billionaire Bill Hanson (a solid performance by
Mike Gaglio) enlists a team of mercenaries to capture a ferocious
reptilian humanoid beast (Matt Easton in a funky rubber suit) so he can
prove its existence to an unbelieving world. Things go awry when the
monster breaks loose at a press conference and goes on a rampage in Los
Angeles.

Director Peter Dang, working from a compact script by Francis Abbey and
Steven Goldenberg, keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a quick
pace, handles the premise with admirable seriousness and a refreshing
dearth of pretense, and stages the savage attack scenes with flair
(however, the use of painfully cruddy and obvious CGI blood does blunt
the overall impact of said attack scenes). Moreover, the plot offers
some inspired tweaking of basic genre conventions, with the lizard man
emerging as a victim of such basic human vices as greed and revenge.
The sound acting by the capable cast keeps this picture on track, with
especially praiseworthy contributions from James Lewis as rugged and
honorable soldier of fortune Mark Turnball, Michael Harding as evil and
amoral opportunistic jerk Professor Reeves, Steven M. Blasini as
pragmatic scientist Carl Harris, Sherri Box as the equally sensible Dr.
Sylvia Jenkins, and Tammy Klein as tough mercenary Vicky. Jim Wynorski
pops up in a cool cameo as a reporter while porn starlet Angie Savage
gets assaulted by the lizard man while swimming in a pool. Chuck
Cirio's spirited shuddery score hits the stirring spot. A really fun
flick.

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